>There was an article in the local paper yesterday (that I haven't read). >The rumor mill has it that Matt signed for about a $75K bonus with >another $100K if he makes the team. He had a fine summer of hockey and >would have been a (the?) stand-out college goalie this year. I thought the book was out on Delguidice after last season. He seemed shaky most of the times that I saw him, while King had a very good senior year. Maybe it was all of the pressure that was put on him (Delguidice) and the preseason hype, after his great 88-89 season. I have to admit, I was surprised that Boston signed him. They don't have a goalie problem in Maine (Mariners), as far as I know. I expected they would have waited until after Matt's senior year. Maybe Boston felt that a good senior year would increase his worth, so they'd be better off signing him now for less money, and at the same time Delguidice thought the deal was good enough that it wasn't worth risking it if he had a poor season. The bonus sounds about average for a college player. >Maine has some potential at goalie (Snow & Dunham) but I'm afraid, with >my perceived lack of defensive experience, we'll see more ups and downs >this year and higher scoring games. Then again, Walsh has probably dug up several blue-chippers from Alberta or British Columbia who will get named All-Hockey East and win the Hobey Baker in 2 years :-). This late signing is another reason why there should be a signing deadline, if you're not going to ban signing of collegians altogether (which I do not favor). Give NHL teams up until some date to sign collegians; after the date, no contract can be signed until after the season. Now Maine is stuck with two inexperienced goalies for this season. (But they're two good ones, from all reports.) - mike